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Institutions as the Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth
... 6. This brings us to the evolution of one of the two main state variables in our framework, political institutions (the other state variable is the distribution of resources, including distribution of physical and human capital stocks etc.). Political institutions and the distribution of resources a ...
... 6. This brings us to the evolution of one of the two main state variables in our framework, political institutions (the other state variable is the distribution of resources, including distribution of physical and human capital stocks etc.). Political institutions and the distribution of resources a ...
Five Arguments for Deliberative Democracy
... some independent standard for evaluating communities has to be available. Thus, this argument too requires the support of other arguments if it is to form part of a convincing defence of deliberative democracy. This brings us to the third and fourth arguments. Unlike the first two, these direct our ...
... some independent standard for evaluating communities has to be available. Thus, this argument too requires the support of other arguments if it is to form part of a convincing defence of deliberative democracy. This brings us to the third and fourth arguments. Unlike the first two, these direct our ...
ON SECOND THOUGHT: LOW-EFFORT THOUGHT PROMOTES
... of dual-processes models. I simply investigate whether values operate in a pattern consistent with automatic and controlled processing. Dual-process accounts of attitudes may help explain variations in values under different levels of thought processing since values are abstract standards that under ...
... of dual-processes models. I simply investigate whether values operate in a pattern consistent with automatic and controlled processing. Dual-process accounts of attitudes may help explain variations in values under different levels of thought processing since values are abstract standards that under ...
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... second degree citizens through the eyes of the state. This psychological and social function is the main commonality between the two sets of jokes analysed and is one of the core reasons behind their choice. Verbal humour, being a major component of this paper, necessitates an examination of the the ...
... second degree citizens through the eyes of the state. This psychological and social function is the main commonality between the two sets of jokes analysed and is one of the core reasons behind their choice. Verbal humour, being a major component of this paper, necessitates an examination of the the ...
The Stars Down to Earth and Other Essays on the Irrational in Culture
... from Voltaire to Kant and Goethe. However, this line of inquiry does not bear much fruit in the “Research Project” itself where it is simply stated that despite their devotion to “humanity,” enlightenment thinkers were “rooted…in the reality of their environment; their impulses, their intimate sympa ...
... from Voltaire to Kant and Goethe. However, this line of inquiry does not bear much fruit in the “Research Project” itself where it is simply stated that despite their devotion to “humanity,” enlightenment thinkers were “rooted…in the reality of their environment; their impulses, their intimate sympa ...
A Strategic Conflict Assessment in Zambia
... eclectic theories.20 The primordial theory emphasises ethnic cleavages, the class (Marxist) theory focuses mainly on conflict between subordinate and superordinate groups defined by their control of scarce economic resources and collateral political power. The eclectic approach considers civil confl ...
... eclectic theories.20 The primordial theory emphasises ethnic cleavages, the class (Marxist) theory focuses mainly on conflict between subordinate and superordinate groups defined by their control of scarce economic resources and collateral political power. The eclectic approach considers civil confl ...
Principled Nonviolence: An imperative not an optional extra
... One of the reasons we are so preoccupied with the nation state is because state systems, in modern industrial economies, have an enormous capacity to determine social, economic, and political outcomes for people, and we know that they directly or indirectly have a critical role to play in terms of l ...
... One of the reasons we are so preoccupied with the nation state is because state systems, in modern industrial economies, have an enormous capacity to determine social, economic, and political outcomes for people, and we know that they directly or indirectly have a critical role to play in terms of l ...
Credibility of Social Network Sites for Political Information Among
... who share the users’ values and interests (Metzger, et al., 2010). In general, information that supports a receiver’s worldview is convincing and confirming and thus it is judged as more legitimate and credible than challenging information (Johnson & Kaye, 2009). SNS users have a considerable degree ...
... who share the users’ values and interests (Metzger, et al., 2010). In general, information that supports a receiver’s worldview is convincing and confirming and thus it is judged as more legitimate and credible than challenging information (Johnson & Kaye, 2009). SNS users have a considerable degree ...
Basic values and attitudes toward foreign and domestic policies in
... similar effects across 14 nations. Likewise, Caprara et al. (2006) showed that in the 2001 Italian election values discriminated between voters of center-left and center-right parties. As refers to political attitudes, Schwartz (1994a) found that basic values affect voters’ attitudes toward immigrat ...
... similar effects across 14 nations. Likewise, Caprara et al. (2006) showed that in the 2001 Italian election values discriminated between voters of center-left and center-right parties. As refers to political attitudes, Schwartz (1994a) found that basic values affect voters’ attitudes toward immigrat ...
Populist Claims-Making in U.S. Presidential Elections, 1952-1996
... institutional politics are discussed in sociology, the emphasis is typically on the framing of specific policy proposals and rarely on elections or internal party dynamics. Whereas in policy framing research the agents of moral classification are typically elites and the targets are disadvantaged gr ...
... institutional politics are discussed in sociology, the emphasis is typically on the framing of specific policy proposals and rarely on elections or internal party dynamics. Whereas in policy framing research the agents of moral classification are typically elites and the targets are disadvantaged gr ...
Asian American civic and political engagement - U
... Given the importance of Asian American civic and political engagement, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP), with collaboration from the UC AAPI Policy Multi-Campus Research Program (MRP), established a project to study this phenomenon. LEAP is a national, nonprofit organization aimi ...
... Given the importance of Asian American civic and political engagement, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP), with collaboration from the UC AAPI Policy Multi-Campus Research Program (MRP), established a project to study this phenomenon. LEAP is a national, nonprofit organization aimi ...
The economic crisis and political participation among - DUO
... social media sites, like Facebook, than older cohorts. Though some critics say that these petitions are not to be regarded as political activity per se as they concern topics that are not normally viewed as political (Milner 2010: 71). Second, we see a rise of protest movements across the globe, su ...
... social media sites, like Facebook, than older cohorts. Though some critics say that these petitions are not to be regarded as political activity per se as they concern topics that are not normally viewed as political (Milner 2010: 71). Second, we see a rise of protest movements across the globe, su ...
Text - Natalie Koch
... Nationalism and its various institutional and ideological forms mobilized in nation-building and national integration “projects” are not fixed features but rather relational processes that are constitutive of state territoriality. In states that have already gained independence, such ideological arr ...
... Nationalism and its various institutional and ideological forms mobilized in nation-building and national integration “projects” are not fixed features but rather relational processes that are constitutive of state territoriality. In states that have already gained independence, such ideological arr ...
Microsoft Word - UWE Research Repository
... This paper takes inspiration from the influential critique of Western economics set out by E. F. Schumacher in his influential book ‘Small is beautiful. A study of economics as if people mattered’ published in 1971. It argues that societies need to strengthen the power and influence of ‘place-based’ ...
... This paper takes inspiration from the influential critique of Western economics set out by E. F. Schumacher in his influential book ‘Small is beautiful. A study of economics as if people mattered’ published in 1971. It argues that societies need to strengthen the power and influence of ‘place-based’ ...
The Primacy of Politics in Separatism
... more easily appeased by economic policy (Bookman 1992:44). Poorer minorities may also find rebel activity relatively more attractive (Fearon and Laitin 1999:30). Richer regions may be more confident about their future viability as independent countries or more cognizant of their group identity (Coll ...
... more easily appeased by economic policy (Bookman 1992:44). Poorer minorities may also find rebel activity relatively more attractive (Fearon and Laitin 1999:30). Richer regions may be more confident about their future viability as independent countries or more cognizant of their group identity (Coll ...
From Dictatorship to Democracy
... Unfortunately, the past is still with us. The problem of dictatorships is deep. People in many countries have experienced decades or even centuries of oppression, whether of domestic or foreign origin. Frequently, unquestioning submission to authority figures and rulers has been long inculcated. In ...
... Unfortunately, the past is still with us. The problem of dictatorships is deep. People in many countries have experienced decades or even centuries of oppression, whether of domestic or foreign origin. Frequently, unquestioning submission to authority figures and rulers has been long inculcated. In ...
David Hume and contemporary realism in political theory
... We have now everything in place to consider the structure of the paper. Chapter 2 is a description of the realist movement, such as it is advocated by Bernard Williams (2005), Raymond Geuss (2008) and William Galston (2010). More specifically, section 2.2 introduces the contemporary debate on ideal ...
... We have now everything in place to consider the structure of the paper. Chapter 2 is a description of the realist movement, such as it is advocated by Bernard Williams (2005), Raymond Geuss (2008) and William Galston (2010). More specifically, section 2.2 introduces the contemporary debate on ideal ...
Immigrant Resentment and Voter Fraud Beliefs in the
... about criminal behavior; and (3) elite claims of voter fraud and non-citizen voting that sharpen the link between anti-immigrant attitudes and crime and extends that association to beliefs about voter fraud. These conditions are similar to Kinder and Kam’s (2009) theory about the conditions that “a ...
... about criminal behavior; and (3) elite claims of voter fraud and non-citizen voting that sharpen the link between anti-immigrant attitudes and crime and extends that association to beliefs about voter fraud. These conditions are similar to Kinder and Kam’s (2009) theory about the conditions that “a ...
The Principles of Ostracism in Ancient Greek Thought Anthoula
... In any case, to talk about ostracism today is absurd, primarily because sending citizens to exile contradicts basic rights of housing and domicile and freedom of movement. However, if ‘exile’ was transposed into a milder type of expulsion (e.g. to another constituency or another EU country) or a sym ...
... In any case, to talk about ostracism today is absurd, primarily because sending citizens to exile contradicts basic rights of housing and domicile and freedom of movement. However, if ‘exile’ was transposed into a milder type of expulsion (e.g. to another constituency or another EU country) or a sym ...
Thucydides and Neorealism
... laws. As Waltz has always argued, regularities in international politics stem from the operation of higher-order,systemicconfigurationsassociated withthe "third image," and not from the psychological characteristicsof individuals. Moreover, Cochrane's interpretationitselfis problematic: as de Ste. C ...
... laws. As Waltz has always argued, regularities in international politics stem from the operation of higher-order,systemicconfigurationsassociated withthe "third image," and not from the psychological characteristicsof individuals. Moreover, Cochrane's interpretationitselfis problematic: as de Ste. C ...
Who Speaks for the North? Politics and Influence in Northern Nigeria
... jurisprudence became a populist tool for corralling support in a fast-changing political space and renegotiating power relations. ...
... jurisprudence became a populist tool for corralling support in a fast-changing political space and renegotiating power relations. ...
Too young to participate? Revisiting the life-cycle model of
... engagement that simply involves other forms of participation (for instance, Norris, 2003). A more informed and critical citizenry is said to demand a larger role in public decision making than currently offered by traditional institutions (Dalton, 2008; Inglehart and Catterberg, 2002). While they re ...
... engagement that simply involves other forms of participation (for instance, Norris, 2003). A more informed and critical citizenry is said to demand a larger role in public decision making than currently offered by traditional institutions (Dalton, 2008; Inglehart and Catterberg, 2002). While they re ...
Can Tolerance be Taught? Adult Civic Education
... dispositional role” as well. And attitudes about racial outgroups, for example those forged in contemporary South Africa, are likely to be deeply rooted in the experiences of living under the apartheid regime, making it difficult to undo a lifetime of socialization in a series of democracy workshops ...
... dispositional role” as well. And attitudes about racial outgroups, for example those forged in contemporary South Africa, are likely to be deeply rooted in the experiences of living under the apartheid regime, making it difficult to undo a lifetime of socialization in a series of democracy workshops ...
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... nomous) and the condition of those laws being obeyed. Under the first scenario, however, law-abidingness is a sufficient condition for eunomia, regardless of whether the laws themselves are good. Reeve, referring to this passage in the glossary to his translation of the Politics, defines eunomia in ...
... nomous) and the condition of those laws being obeyed. Under the first scenario, however, law-abidingness is a sufficient condition for eunomia, regardless of whether the laws themselves are good. Reeve, referring to this passage in the glossary to his translation of the Politics, defines eunomia in ...